Big East/SEC Challenge expands
The Big East/SEC Challenge has been expanded for next season, with 12 games over 3 days, Dec. 1-3. With only 12 SEC teams, four Big East basketball teams will not participate, as will be the case each year. Villanova is among the non-participants next season, along with Marquette, Notre Dame and South Florida.
The Big East/SEC Challenge has been expanded for next season, with 12 games over 3 days, Dec. 1-3.
With only 12 SEC teams, four Big East basketball teams will not participate, as will be the case each year. Villanova is among the non-participants next season, along with Marquette, Notre Dame and South Florida.
This is the event's fifth year, although it was previously known as the SEC/Big East Invitational.
In previous years, there were four games at two neutral sites. Villanova played LSU in 2007.
The ESPN networks will televise all 12 games.
Here is the full schedule:
THURSDAY, DEC. 1
St. John's at Kentucky
Georgetown at Alabama
Providence at South Carolina
Mississippi at DePaul
FRIDAY, DEC. 2
Vanderbilt at Louisville
Florida at Syracuse
Cincinnati at Georgia
Auburn at Seton Hall
SATURDAY, DEC. 3
Arkansas at Connecticut
Pittsburgh at Tennessee
West Virginia at Mississippi State
LSU at Rutgers